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Sleepy teens are more likely to have a strong craving for carbohydrates, suggests a research abstract to be presented at SLEEP 2011. The study is one of the first in a high school population to show a relationship between sleep deprivation, depression and carbohydrate craving.
People with primary insomnia may be able to find relief by wearing a cap that cools the brain during sleep, suggests a research abstract that will be presented at SLEEP 2011. A reduction in metabolism in the brain's frontal cortex occurs while falling asleep and is associated with restorative sleep. Insomnia is associated with increased metabolism in the region. Researchers found that the cap reduced metabolic activity and improved sleep latency and sleep efficiency.
Perceived racial discrimination is associated with an increased risk of sleep disturbance, which may have a negative impact on mental and physical health. The authors of an abstract to be presented at SLEEP 2011 report that individuals who perceived racial discrimination were more likely to experience sleep difficult, no matter their race, sex or income.
Large corporations could save millions of dollars by screening and treating high-risk employees for obstructive sleep apnea. A study to be presented at SLEEP 2011 found that a large Florida-based corporation could save an estimated $136 million in lost productivity over 10 years. Untreated sleep apnea results in job performance deficiences such as excessive sleepiness, cognitive dysfunction, irritability and reduced vitality.
Daytime sleepiness may affect inhibitory control in the brain when viewing tantalizing, high-calorie foods, suggests a new research abstract. Greater sleepiness was associated with decreased activation in the prefrontal cortex during visual presentations of enticing, high-calorie food images. The prefrontal cortex is a brain region that plays an important role in inhibitory processing.
The quality of interactions among married couples is affected by wives' inability to fall asleep at night, but not by husbands' sleep problems. Study results show that, among wives, taking longer to fall asleep at night predicted their reports of more negative and less positive marital interactions the next day, and it also predicted their husband's reports of less positive marital interaction ratings the following day.
A Major League Baseball player’s natural sleep preference might affect his batting average in day and night games. The results of a research abstract to be presented at SLEEP 2011 indicate that players who were "morning types" had a higher batting average in early games than players who were "evening types." In games starting after 2 p.m., players who were evening types gained an advantage that persisted through the evening. A group of 16 players from seven Major League Baseball teams participated in the study.
The analysis of breathing sounds while awake may be a fast, simple and accurate screening tool for obstructive sleep apnea. Results of study to be presented Monday at SLEEP 2011 show that several sound features of breathing were statistically significant between participants with obstructive sleep apnea and healthy controls.
The AASM congratulates the recipients of the 2011 Section Investigator Awards, which honor the most outstanding abstract from a young investigator within the membership of each section. The award recipients will be recognized and will have an opportunity to present their abstract during their membership section meeting at SLEEP 2011 in Minneapolis, Minn.
All SLEEP 2011 attendees are invited to attend the AASM section meetings, which provide members with a means to share focused interests, discuss ideas, develop methodologies, recommend programs, promote education through the AASM, stimulate research and express concerns.
Each year the AASM recognizes the outstanding efforts of a young investigator in the field of sleep research with the Young Investigator Award. These award recipients will be recognized Monday, June 13, 2011, in Minneapolis, Minn., during the AASM General Membership Meeting at SLEEP 2011, the 25th Anniversary Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies LLC.
The AASM thanks all members who voted in the Membership Sections Chair Election and congratulates members who were elected as 2011-2012 section chairs. View the full article to see the results.
The AASM is accepting interest forms for the chair of the following eight membership sections: Childhood Sleep Disorders and Development, Circadian Rhythms, Insomnia, Movement Disorders, Narcolepsy, Parasomnias, Sleep Deprivation and Sleep Related Breathing Disoders.
The APSS Program Committee is soliciting proposals for the following sessions at SLEEP 2011: postgraduate courses, symposia, discussion groups and clinical workshops. The deadline for proposals to be submitted for review has been extended to Monday, Nov. 1.
The APSS Program Committee is soliciting proposals for the following sessions at SLEEP 2011: postgraduate courses, symposia, discussion groups and clinical workshops.Prior to submitting your session proposal to the APSS Program Committee, section members are encouraged to submit their proposals to the AASM Membership Section Steering Committees for a complimentary review.
The Membership Section Steering Committees will provide feedback and will select session proposals they would like to recommend to the APSS Program Committee.
Section members are encouraged to submit their SLEEP 2011 session proposals for a complimentary review. The Membership Section Steering Committees will provide feedback and select session proposals they would like to recommend to the APSS Program Committee
Almost 90 topical review papers that were entered in the 2009 ? 2010 AASM High School Topical Review in Sleep Science Contest will be posted on the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine website with the Aug. 15 issue of JCSM.
The July 1 issue of SLEEP is available online, and AASM members have access to the full text of each article when you log in.
Both remission rates and incidence rates for parasomnias are low as children enter the teen years.
Ongoing study at Stanford University shows that sleep extension helps athletes achieve optimal performance.
Continuous positive airway pressure therapy may help correct the memory impairments caused by obstructive sleep apnea.
Seasonal allergies may play a role in the development of mild sleep-disordered breathing.
Mortality risk in people with chronic insomnia was three times higher than in people without insomnia.
Study predicts that day shifts allow workers to get more sleep than night shifts, and a night shift that begins after midnight may be better than a shift that starts at 11 p.m.
Study also finds that severe sleep deprivation during the school week is common among high school seniors.
Study suggests that bright light therapy may be an effective treatment for combat-related post-traumatic stress disorder.
Study shows that one in five Americans report having excessive sleepiness, raising public safety concerns regarding the potential for injuries and accidents.
Nighttime noise from passing aircraft, trains and automobiles is associated with disturbed sleep and impaired neurobehavioral performance in the morning.
Nurses working 12-hour shifts often are sleep deprived, and a small percentage of them struggle to maintain vigilance during successive shifts.
Longitudinal investigation demonstrates that objectively assessed sleep irregularity uniquely predicts acute increases in suicidal ideation.
Three months of CPAP therapy produced significant increases in grey-matter volume.
